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CSCA Retail Database Collection

CSCA has committed considerable resources toward building and maintaining large, digital, geographically-referenced databases of commercial activity in the Greater Toronto Area. The Centre undertakes annual surveys to update retail and commercial service stores located on retail streetfronts, shopping centres, power centres and free standing locations. These databases are a resource for describing and analyzing changes in the retail system.


CSCA's Data Warehouse
 
Leading Retail Corporations Across Canada: 1999 - to present
Example of CSCA Top Retail Data in the GTA
  • Over 32,000 store records for Canada's 450+ major retail banners & chains
  • Key financial figures by parent company and chain, updated regularly
  • Each record includes: name, address, actual size, and retail node designations
 
Power Centres Across Canada: 1999 - to present
Example of CSCA Power Centre Data
  • Over 12,000 tenant records covering 480+ power centres/nodes nationally
  • Each record includes: power centre name, address, size estimate, centre format, opening year
  • Annual update published in "Canadian Directory of Shopping Centres" @ Rogers Publishing Limited
  • Every Power Centre is updated annually via site visits by CSCA Staff
 
Shopping Centre Characteristics in Canada and the Greater Toronto Area: 1995 - to present
Example of CSCA Shopping Centre Data
  • 1,200 Shopping centres for the GTA and over 3,500 records nationwide updated annually
  • Shopping centres over 30,000 sq.ft., including Toronto's underground PATH network
  • Each record includes: centre name, address, size estimate, parking spaces, centre type, opening year
 
New Retail & Service Formats in the Greater Toronto Area: 1989 - to present
Example of CSCA New Format Retailers in the GTA
  • Over 1,450 records, collected on an annual basis via field surveys
  • Category killers, membership clubs, superstores, warehouse clubs, department stores, entertainment venues
  • Each record includes: store name, address, SIC, size estimate, retail format, opening & closing dates
 
Shopping Centres & Shopping Centre Tenants in the Greater Toronto Area: 1996 - to present
Example of CSCA Shopping Centre Data
  • Approximately 30,500 retailer records collected via field surveys
  • Database contains all shopping centres over 30,000 sq.ft., including Toronto's underground PATH network
  • Each record includes: store name, address, SIC, size classification and ethnicity
 
Retail Strips in the Greater Toronto Area: 1993 - to present
Example of CSCA Retail Strips in the GTA
  • More than 26,500 retailer records collected via field surveys
  • Concentrations of street front retail classified by the Metro Toronto Planning Department
  • Each record includes: store name, address, SIC, size classification and ethnicity


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